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Currituck County, North Carolina severe weather history spans 201 recorded events between 1979 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 40.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,441 nationally and #83 in North Carolina.
201
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Currituck County, North Carolina severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Currituck County, North Carolina severe weather history averages 4.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2020s, with 67 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 8 events fall before 1990 and 193 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Currituck County, North Carolina record is rip current, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is flood, with $500K in reported property damage. In total, 9 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Currituck County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 82 | 0 | $200K | 56 | 1984–2026 |
| Heavy Rain | 34 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1998–2025 |
| Hail | 31 | 0 | $0 | 1.75 | 1986–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | $345K | F1 | 1979–2021 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | $500K | 0 | 2011–2020 |
| Lightning | 6 | 1 | $62K | 0 | 1996–2017 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2012 |
| Rip Current | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 | 2004–2004 |
Decade by decade
Currituck County, North Carolina severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
8 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 7 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1988-11-05 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-08-01 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2017-05-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2014-04-25 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2003-06-07 | EF0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-08-15 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1979-07-22 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Currituck County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2016 | Lightning | KNOTTS IS | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 23, 2004 | Rip Current | COROLLA | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2004 | Rip Current | COROLLA | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2003 | Tornado | MOYOCK | 0 | 2 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado moved inland off the Albemarle Sound and continued east northeast across Route 158, and then toward Currituck Sound. Numerous trees were downed or snapped off, and there was damage to several commercial buildings and a few homes. Vehicles were overturned and several boats were lifted across Route 158.
A band of moderate to heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms was moving through northeast North Carolina around 7 AM Wednesday morning, August 4. As the tail end of the system moved through Grandy, damage was reported at Flippers Convenience and Arcade. The damage included a couple of windows that were broken and a portion of the roof was removed. On the west side of Caratoke Highway, a video camera from Wiseguys Pies was able to capture the event. It showed a swirl of winds hitting the store with debris being flung, and a flash of light from a transformer. It was determined that a gustnado impacted the area.
A tornado touched down along the intersection of the Currituck Sound adjacent to the Currituck Club golf course. The tornado tracked south southeast along the 7th and 8th holes of the golf course and uprooted large trees and snapped numerous limbs. The tornado lifted shortly before crossing the intersection of Hunt Club Drive and Trumpeter Swan Court, but not before knocking down several large trees and ripping some shingles off of a house on Trumpeter Swan Court.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
30,601
Population (ACS)
$379K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE HELENE | EM |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM DEBBY | EM |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IAN | EM |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE ISAIAS | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Currituck County, North Carolina?
201 events are on record between 1979 and 2026, causing 3 direct deaths and $1.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Currituck County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 82 recorded events — 40.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Currituck County?
8 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 7 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Currituck County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Currituck County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Currituck County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Currituck County as very low risk, placing it in the 18 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Currituck County, North Carolina severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Cumberland County 589
- Dare County 326
- Craven County 553
- Davidson County 518
- Columbus County 568
- Davie County 242
Cite this page
“Currituck County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/currituck-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.